Well, this story has my first character ever in it, along with others. This is one of my dark fics with a lot of fighting and stuff, so yeah, R/R please ^_^





A slow darkness spread over the land, consuming all in its deathly wake. He had returned. This time with a new fighter. Talpa watched as darkness descended over the land below him. A small figure stood next to him, hidden in shadow. Talpa's grating voice echoed through out the hall, "Apocalypse, go." The small figure nodded. With a bounding start it jumped off the edge of the Dynasty grounds. It fell free for several moments before large black wings emerged from it's back. It pinned them back, dropping like a stone.

Ryo looked out the window at the falling darkness. "Jeez it got dark soon!" He turned to look at the clock; it read 3:15 P.M. He blinked and looked back outside just in time to see a black figure land in the trees nearby. "You guys, we got company." The four other Ronins stood up from their various seats. Ryo opened the door and they all piled outside.

Apocalypse stood up from the ground and brushed herself off. She turned her hooded and masked face to look to the sound of people coming. In the blink of an eye she was a black tiger. The paces of another tiger had alerted her. She lay down and pretended to be injured. Her left paw curled up into a pathetic position. She half closed her eyes and lolled her tongue out; just for extra.

Kento was the first to break through the thick undergrowth. "You guys had better hurry and see this." He called over his shoulder. Apocalypse whimpered slightly and looked over at the other four who joined Kento. Ryo kneeled down next to her, looking her over. "You guys," He stammered. "I think this is BlackBlaze." Ryo stood up and backed away. WhiteBlaze slowly padded over and nudged Apocalypse. Slowly she raised her head, eyes dull. She pinned her ears back slightly, then gave a growl of pain, head slamming back down.

WhiteBlaze pawed at the dagger in her back, growling. Kale flattened himself against the tree, breathing quietly. He looked at the hand that had thrown the dagger and sighed mentally. He did not enjoy hurting Apocalypse. In fact Apocalypse wasn't even her real name. It was Kaia, or Kaianna. No one knew her last name and no one knew where she came from, except for Talpa. Kale sighed mentally again and donned his armor. Leaving Kaia would only make her a target.

Kale stepped forth from the shadows, blade drawn. Kaia slowly turned her black tiger head to face him, a smile flashing across her eyes. WhiteBlaze suddenly lashed out at her, sensing the evil within her blood. With a roar Kaia rose and sprang forward, pinning WhiteBlaze to the ground. Her right paw formed a whistling arch through the air as she struck the white tiger. With a small bound she was in front of Kale protecting him from the now armored Ronins.

"They just had to come back now." Rowen muttered, notching an arrow. "Drop the arrow boy." Came a harsh and grating voice. The black tiger growled, slowly forming back into a human. Before the Ronins stood a rather small female, only about 5'5". She was garbed in all black, much like a ninja. Complete with hood and facemask.

Strapped across her back were two short swords. She stared at the Ronins with her soulless steel-blue eyes. A chain collar was around her neck, complete with steel spikes. Kale grabbed the dangling chain from her neck and pulled her back. "Well, since you have now seen our new Warlord it is time we be taking our leave." "Oh no you won't." Growled Kento, stepping forward. Kaia's suddenly shot forward, pulling the chain free from Kale's grip. In the matter of less than a second Kaia was standing in front of Kento sword drawn. "I would kill you, but I'm not bored enough," came a soft musical voice. It was almost like wind through wind chimes. This startled the whole group and in those few seconds, they were gone.

Kaia pulled her mask off, shooting a glare at Kale. She turned to face Talpa, pulling her long brown hair back into a quick ponytail. "Well Kaia, you did well, for the first time that is." Kaia nodded, her 22-year- old features were scarred from 15 years of torture. Talpa waved a hand to dismiss her and Kale. Both vanished.

Ryo sat next to the injured WhiteBlaze, the other 4 Ronins all nearby. "What should we do about that new Warlord of Talpa's?" Cye questioned. "Should be the same," Answered Kento. "I mean, after all, we did win last time." Cye nodded his head in agreement.

The T.V was on and all turned to look as a news flash showed on the screen. The announcer looked rather pale and kept glancing behind him. "Ladies and Gentlemen, I do not want to alarm you, but we are going into a state of emergency. There is an army of armored men ravaging the city. They are being led by a…" Suddenly a black blur flashed across the screen and bloody screams. Small flecks of blood spattered on the camera before a pair of steel-blue eyes flashed in front of it. Suddenly the connection was lost.

Kento stood up, rage practically radiating from him. "I'd remember those eyes anywhere! It's that new Warlord! You guys, it's time we suit up and head out." A yelled consent of agreement sent them on their way.

Kaia stood on an empty street; dead bodies spotted the ground here and there. She shook her head, stroking the black tiger that stood on her left side. A large white tiger with gold stripes padded out of the shadows and stood by her side. "Any sight of them Whitestar?" She questioned the big white tiger. He shook his head and leaned into the pet. Kaia sighed and shook her head, "So I guess you were right Kale, they are a bunch of weaklings." Kale chuckled slightly and stepped out of the shadows, "You always know when someone is around." He stood next to Kaia and waited, arms crossed over his sub-armored chest…